Information about #B9D7DE color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B9D7DE belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(185, 215, 222) (72.5% red, 84.3% green, 87.1% blue), or CMYK 15 / 3 / 0 / 13 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A moderately toned water-like cyan, #B9D7DE has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Altitude (#BCD4E2). Slightly further away sit Half Escape (#BADAE5) and Beau Blue (#BCD4E6).

In RGB terms — rgb(185, 215, 222) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B9D7DE: 13.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B9D7DE color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#B9D7DE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B9D7DE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B9D7DE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B9D7DE color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#B9D7DE color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #B9D7DE

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Altitude color link
Altitude

#BCD4E2

Half Escape color link
Half Escape

#BADAE5

Beau Blue color link
Beau Blue

#BCD4E6

Pale Light Grayish Cerulean color link
Pale Light Grayish Cerulean

#B8DCE7

Pale Light Grayish Azure color link
Pale Light Grayish Azure

#B8D0E7

Sweetwaters color link
Sweetwaters

#C3D1DF

Reservoir color link
Reservoir

#BFE2DC

Columbia Blue color link
Columbia Blue

#B9D9EB

Light Blue color link
Light Blue

#ADD8E6

Jungle Mist color link
Jungle Mist

#B4CFD3

Light Blue Grey color link
Light Blue Grey

#B7C9E2

Dreamer’s Sky color link
Dreamer’s Sky

#ADDED9

#B9D7DE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9D7DE
  • RGB185, 215, 222
  • CMYK15, 3, 0, 13
  • CSSrgb(185, 215, 222)
  • HSL191°, 36%, 80%
  • HSL Precise191.351°, 35.922%, 79.804%
  • HSV191°, 17%, 87%
  • HSB191°, 17%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.843
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.871
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.843, 0.871)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.843, 0.871, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.843, 0.871)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB84.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB87.1%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB9D7DE
  • DECIMAL ID12179422
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers31 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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